The nonpartisan organization examined more than a dozen of
Trump's businesses registered in Florida, Delaware, and New York
and found that no documents showing Trump relinquished control of
his empire had been filed as of the time its story was published
Friday afternoon.

Officials in New York and Delaware, according to ProPublica, said
documents are logged in its system as soon as they are received.
In Florida, documents are logged within "a day or two" of
receipt.

They were asked by ProPublica whether they received paperwork
from Trump's representatives: "As of 3:15 p.m. [Friday], the
officials said they have not," ProPublica reported.

Trump's business empire is massive, stretching across several
countries. It is unclear when the transfer process was initiated.
Business Insider's request for comment from the PR agency
representing the Trump transition team was not immediately
returned.

In a press conference last week, then-president-elect Trump said
he signed documents that initiated a "complete and total"
transfer of his businesses to a family trust. Stacks of paper
tucked into folders were displayed on a table at the press
conference. Reporters were not allowed to look inside the
folders.

Sherri Dillon, an attorney in charge of Trump's plan to transfer
control of his businesses, said the necessary arrangements would
be made by January 20.

Here's what ProPublica's investigation found:

New York's Department of State said business filings for the
Trump Organization show Trump is still listed as the sole
representative of the organization.

Ivanka Trump is still designated as the authorized officer
for a property located at the Old Post Office in Washington D.C.
that was purchased by the Trump family and was converted into a
hotel.

No recent amendments have been filed in Delaware where most
of Trump’s businesses are currently registered.

Filings for Trump’s businesses in Florida, including the
Mar-A-Lago Club, the Trump International Gold Club, and DJT
Holdings remain unchanged.

Ethics experts have criticized Trump's proposals to disentangle
himself from his business empire, saying the changes did not go
far enough to address conflict-of-interest concerns because
operations would still be run through a family trust.

"What are the terms of the trust? Who is going to be the ethics
monitor and what standards will he or she abide by?" said Norman
Eisen, who served as the White House chief ethics lawyer under
President Obama.